The first thing to be aware of, but not necessarily work on, is the sheer physical endurance required to play the solo in its entirety. Ultimately, the four-minute solo consists primarily of short licks (motifs, phrases, call them what you will) repeated to the point of physical exhaustion. Though playing guitar requires stamina, developing it is not the goal of this particular lesson. What really makes “Freebird” worth investigating is the adaptable nature of the licks—you can play them over almost any chord progression, in any rock subgenre, at any tempo, in any key, at any given time.